‘Sun, Om & tree’: What the symbols on Ayodhya Ram Temple’s 'Dharma Dhwaj' signify

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Ayodhya connected Tuesday to hoist the "Dharma Dhwaj" atop the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, a infinitesimal residents picture arsenic the fulfilment of a centuries-old aspiration.The specially designed flag, 22 feet agelong and 11 feet wide, has been crafted by a parachute specializer from Ahmedabad to withstand high-altitude conditions connected the 161-foot temple summit. Weighing betwixt 2 and 3 kilograms, the emblem has been engineered for durability connected the 42-foot flagpole.The ‘Dharma Dhwaj’ carries 3 ineffable symbols, Om, the Sun and the Kovidara tree, each representing halfway values of Sanatan Dharma. Om signifies the eternal spiritual dependable and cosmic vibration. The Sun awesome marks Lord Rama’s Suryavanshi lineage, invoking divine energy. The Kovidara tree, believed to beryllium a hybrid of the Mandar and Parijat created by Rishi Kashyap, symbolises past cognition and the continuity of ineffable traditions.The emblem is scheduled to beryllium hoisted during the Abhijit Muhurat connected Vivah Panchami, considered auspicious successful the Ramayana tradition.

A four-day ‘havan’ has been nether mode successful the Yagna Mandap up of the ceremony, with astir 100 priests performing rituals.Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra wide caput Champat Rai said thousands of saints from eastbound Uttar Pradesh and astir 7,000 invitees volition be the ceremony. RSS main Mohan Bhagwat, Uttar Pradesh politician and main curate Yogi Adityanath are expected to beryllium present. Mobile phones volition not beryllium permitted wrong the temple premises during the event.Residents said the hoisting of the "Dharma Dhwaj" marks not lone the completion of the Ram Temple’s operation but besides a infinitesimal of taste pridefulness for followers of Sanatan Dharma astir the world.